Puppis Constellation | Constellations In The Southern Hemisphere

PUPPIS CONSTELLATION – In this topic, we are going to know and learn about the southern constellation Puppis , the stern.

It is a constellation from the southern sky. The constellation represents the stern of the ship Argo, where Jason and the Argonauts sailed to get the Golden Fleece.

Puppis used to be part of the Argo Navis before it was divided into smaller ones, among them include the keel Carina, the sails Vela, and Puppis, which is the largest of them all.

It houses the open clusters M46, M47 and M93; the the planetary nebulae NGC 2438, NGC 2440, and the star-forming region NGC 2467, also known as the Skull and Crossbones Nebula.

It is 20th of the largest constellations and occupies an area of about 673 square degrees. It lies in SQ2, the second quadrant of the southern hemisphere.

Puppis belongs to the Heavenly Waters family, along with Carina, Columba, Delphinus, Equuleus, Eridanus, Piscis Austrinus, Pyxis, and Vela.

Stars

Among the stars include: